FDA outlines 2026 food safety and nutrition priorities
By Shelby Shank Field Editor The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) outlined food regulation priorities for 2026 that would change the process for determining the safety of ingredients and expanding the role of state agencies [...]
The root of the matter: Drought tolerance in plants
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor The roots of plants may hold the key to improving drought tolerance, according to researchers [...]
U.S. sorghum set for record-breaking crop
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor U.S. sorghum appears set to bring in the most valuable sorghum crop in history this [...]
Severe weather damages crops, helps drought-impacted areas
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor What a ride Texas weather has taken us on so far in 2021, and it’s [...]
North American trade representatives discuss USMCA
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Representatives from the U.S., Mexico and Canada met online this week to discuss the state [...]
Apply for 2021 Young Farmer & Rancher Contests by Aug. 2
The applications for the Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) 2021 Outstanding Young Farmer & Rancher (OYF&R) and Excellence in Agriculture (EIA) [...]
AgLead-FarmLead tours Southeast Texas agriculture
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Members of the Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) 2019-2020 AgLead-FarmLead program recently spent a week touring [...]
CWD discovered at two Texas deer breeding facilities
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was confirmed in two white-tailed deer from breeding facilities in Matagorda [...]
Texas farmer discusses drought impacts with members of Congress
By Julie Tomascik Editor Although rains have fallen across the Lone Star State this week, drought is a word Texans [...]